Awuku has won four in a row since a decision loss to Daud Yordan in 2015. He’s never been stopped and Berchelt tends toward fun fights. On a slower weekend, this is an easy choice.

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Friday – BeIn Sports (9 PM EST): Ximenez vs. Lagos

Featherweight action takes center stage. Ray Ximenez (16-1, 4 KO) looks to make it four in a row since a decision loss to undefeated Christopher Diaz last year. Eugene Lagos (12-4-2, 7 KO) was stopped two fights ago by veteran Cesar Juarez and has fallen short in previous steps up in competition. If Ximenez wants to be a contender someday, he’ll keep that trend going.

Friday – TyC (8 PM EST): Clavero vs. Araujo

Argentine lightweight hopeful Elias Araujo (17-0, 7 KO) is coming off a tough, split decision win in his last outing. It was his second split decision win in his last four fights. This week, he faces Javier Clavero (22-3, 5 KO). Clavero is making his second start since a loss to Yvan Mendy. There’s no shame in that defeat, Mendy also holding a win over former Olympian Luke Campbell. Clavero will be a good gauge of whether or not Araujo has the chops to be a contender someday.

Cliff Rold is a member of the Ring Magazine Ratings Advisory Panel, the Yahoo Pound for Pound voting panel, and the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be reached at [email protected]